Comments on: The Case for Going Without Make up

By: Nana

Nana — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:56:04 +0000

I already left a comment on this article but since I got back here I want to add some thoughts again
I’m in my late 20s, I’m french and everytime I wore make up (very rarely) I felt like it was not me. I feel like I wear a mask and I’m rather worried about people discovering that it’s not really my real face than having them thinking I don’t have a pretty one without makeup. Actually I always got the deep feeling that make up means you’re not pretty enough naturally so you have to do something about that…
I just wear some black line around my eyes but it’s rare. At Christmas I may wear lipstick though and I feellike a little girl having fun with moms make up. I read often girls saying they dont wear make up, juste some foundation, blush and maskara…wow girls, this IS make up. Nothing is more genuine than a free skin (without fondation) allowing your glow/radiance to show up as Renee said. Eat clean, exercice, wash and hydrate your skin with the good products for you ( go to the dermatologist, it could change your life!), be happy and you won’t feel the need to wear a mask anymore…you’ll know you’re pretty enough and will be happy to show the real you to the world. You’ll save money, time and attract men who appreciate real beauty, not only fake ones, so men who prefer real things not fake ones, no matter how “pretty” fake things are. I think make up is magic and can be considered art but that it should be kept for special occasions and not for a day basis cause it truly transform your face and so it is a lie…

By: Frances

Frances — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 22:55:07 +0000

I like how put together some women look while wearing makeup, but have neither the time nor the talent to do it myself. My routine is down to a tinted moisturizer (Physician’s Formula has an organic one that I like), a bit of color on my cheeks, some lip balm, and maybe a little eye shadow. Mascara just makes the dark circles under my eyes more pronounced, so I occasionally will dabble with some brown eyeliner.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 05:50:24 +0000

Look at French women. They barely wear makeup and are far more attractive than the American over- bleached, overdone masses.

By: mplo

mplo — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 06:41:18 +0000

It takes a really experienced woman to put on just the amount of make-up to make her look like she has a beautiful skin, even if she doesn’t. Most women and girls don’t know how to put on make-up, which is why they often put on so much of it that they look really cheap.

By: mplo

mplo — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 06:38:07 +0000

Although I went through a stage of wearing eye-liner and masquara when I was in high school, I found that it produced more eye problems in addition to my already-existing “dry-eye” problems. So, I gave up wearing eye make up, even for special occasions, and haven’t worn it since. It’s not worth it.

While it’s true that some girls and/or women who are extremely pale and scrawny need some make-up, I have never fallen into that category. I’ve had enough eye problems without eye-make-up, so I’m not afraid to go without it. In fact, I’m better off for it.

By: Orchid

Orchid — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 04:11:33 +0000

Ehm, ALL women fit into it. What is this idea of beauty you have?

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 02:37:45 +0000

I kind of think this attitude is detrimental. I know it wasn’t meant to be but i believe it is. I’m hearing more & more now that women should go natural because those who wear make-up are insecure and not really pretty underneath it all. So now the standard is being increased. Not only should you be beautiful, but you should be NATURALLY beautiful. How many women fit in this category though? Not many can look like the model you’ve posted above. It’s just another thing to add to the list. Be skinny – but also toned. Be beautiful – but naturally so…

By: anon

anon — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:34:52 +0000

No, fish oil is bad for you. Read Ray Peat’s article The Great Fish Oil Experiment to find out why:
http://raypeat.com/articles/

By: nunyabiz

nunyabiz — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:42:30 +0000

try using niacinamide powder (5 percent) mixed in distilled water. make a spray bottle of it. it helps with discolorations and fine lines and dry skin. its been working wonders for me! so no need for make up. I pray other women read this and save themselves a lot of trouble of trying to find the right products for their skin.

By: Nana

Nana — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 09:21:54 +0000

Very good article. Plus make-up can’t always be used as a way to hide what you think is ugly on your face, because if you do that, it means that there is something wrong basically with the way you’re living : do you eat well, do you sleep well, are you stressed out? etc. So instead of hiding, you better work on deeply ameliorating your way of life. The beauty that will show up will be much more true and radiant than the artificial beauty that make-up brings. Get the right haircut/up do, the right hair and skin condition and matching clothes and there you go !!
Of course it’s always nice to look sophisticated and having the ability to change your face, painting it like it’s a piece of Art lol, but really I think that make-up has to be a “bonus”, not a sine qua non condition to be beautiful and feminine.